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the independent newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis since 1878 VOLUME 137, NO. 55 MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 WWW.STUDLIFE.COM LOUFEST LONG HAUL A conversation A writer spends five with the festival’s consecutive hours organizers on the circulator TRACK AND FIELD (Cadenza, pg 5) (Scene, pg 9) (Sports, pg 4) SU allocates $124K in funds, accepts 8 proposals Friends, for inaugural ‘Trending Topics’ speaker series family remember REJECTED SPEAKERS MORE $$ APPROVED SPEAKERS in wake BRANDON STANTON C. KRAUTHAMMER Humans of New York Political columnist Total money allocated: $124K of student’s SPB - $75K C. Republicans - $75K Number of proposals approved: 8 12 BROAD CITY MARGARET CHO Number of proposals rejected: death Comedians, activists Comedians EMILY SCHIENVAR SPB - $50K AMC - $50K BREAKING NEWS EDITOR GEORGE TAKEI SOLEDAD O’BRIEN Sophomore Sarah Longyear Actor, activist Broadcast journalist MAYA LIN died Friday, April 22 in Palo AMC - $50K ALAS - $50K Artist, architect Alto, Calif., her hometown, EZRA KLEIN CSA - $35K after being struck by a passen- Editor-in-Chief at Vox LISA LING SARAH KOENIG, JULIE SNYDER WUPR - $25K ger train. Longyear, who was Radio producers Journalist RESHEMA SAUJANI suffering from depression, was WUPR - $45K CSA - $40K Founder, Girls Who Code on a leave of absence from 3- PERSON PANEL Studio: TESLA - $22K Washington University and Transgender poets JUNOT DIAZ BARBARA PIERCE BUSH PLUs - $21.5K residing at home. She was 19 at Author Global health activist the time of her death. VIJAY GUPTA ALAS - $22K GlobeMed - $29.5K A walk-on on the varsity bas- RICHARD STALLMAN Violinist ketball team and member of the Free software activist WUPops - $9.7K DR. TEMPLE GRANDIN “DR. Q” ACM - $5K sorority Chi Omega, Longyear Animal science advocate Neurosurgeon contributed to the Washington JOSH SUNDQUIST Ability - $15K AED - $18K University community in a MICHAEL CASTRO Paralympic skiier number of different ways. A St. Louis poet laureate Ability - $5K LESS $$ Spires - $800 National Merit Scholar in high PHOTO: Jennifer Huber, Gary He, Agencia de Noticias, Geoff Livingston, Tsar Fedorsky, Jingman, Derek Nicoletto, school, Longyear was study- Forgemind ArchiMedia, James Byard, Alec Perkins, Methieu, Steve Jurvetson, Kenneth C. Zirkel, The Rudz GRAPHIC BY MADDIE WILSON ing in the College of Arts & Sciences. ELLA CHOCHREK Candidates for Trending speakers that represent the University Pops Orchestra. “She was goofy,” her mother NEWS EDITOR Topics speakers are proposed diverse range of topics and inter- Sally Longyear said. “People by student groups, but SU is ests on campus. In total, student groups pre- would comment on her laugh Student Union Treasury allo- ultimately responsible for book- “We want to get speakers that sented $643,500 in speaker and her smile and how she cated $124,000 for the revamped ing the speakers and promoting are going to appeal to the widest proposals to Treasury, requiring would make them feel impor- Speakers Series, now called the Trending Topics events. In variety of students on campus,” Treasury representatives to reject tant and listen to them.” Trending Topics, accepting previous years, student groups Rothbard said. “We really want over $500,000 in proposals. The Sophomores Ellen Sheehy proposals from eight different submitted speaker proposals in to look at that intersectionality maximum budget for speakers and Natalie Edwards, two of student groups in a seven-hour April, with funding allocated to see what we can get out of was $125K, but Treasury allo- Longyear’s close friends and session Saturday. in the fall of the following aca- those speakers.” cated just shy of that, leaving suitemates, remember her for Among the most expensive demic year. The timeline was Sophomore and Treasury $1,000 remaining in funds. her sunny disposition and sur- accepted funding proposals are moved up this year, so student representative Max Thompson Sng also noted that more prising creativity. artist and architect Maya Lin, groups submitted appeals in said that while it’s important for groups submitted speaker pro- “She’s one of those people, the designer of the Vietnam War February, and the session to speakers to represent a broad posals for Trending Topics this always had a big smile, she Memorial, Ezra Klein, editor- allocate funding was held this range of ideas, price tags make year than in previous years, was always laughing, and she in-chief and founder of Vox, Saturday. this task difficult. adding that some groups even was someone who when you Reshma Saujani, lawyer and In determining which “I want to go for a diversity of removed their own proposals talked to her she made people founder of Girls Who Code, speakers to bring, Treasury rep- ideas and speakers, and in doing once they realized funding was feel good about themselves,” and a panel consisting of J Mase resentatives weighed several that I think some of these price unlikely. Many of these stu- Edwards said. “[She] was III, Katrina Goodlett and Mya factors, including the speakers’ points are going to be hard to dent groups’ speaker proposals always asking questions, asking Taylor, three transgender people price, the widespread appeal of justify,” Thompson said. reached $100,000 individually. about yourself, what you were of color. speakers and the similarity of Ultimately, Treasury chose Treasury also voted on a doing, what you were interested SU also accepted proposals to speakers to other proposals on speakers proposed by eight dif- ranked waitlist, which had not in, she really wanted to know bring violinist and mental health the table. ferent student groups: Ability, been part of Speaker Series, about anything and everything advocate Vijay Gupta, motiva- “It’s a tricky balance,” junior Association for Computing meaning that any speakers about everyone else.” tional speaker Josh Sundquist, and SU president Kenneth Sng Machinery, Chinese Student who cannot be secured will “She had these felt letters software freedom activist said. Association, People Like be replaced by the highest that cut out in exactly the font Richard Stallman and St. Louis Junior Alex Rothbard, a US, Spires, Studio: TESLA, ranked affordable option on of ‘Friends’…And underneath poet laureate Michael Castro as Treasury representative, noted Washington University Political part of Trending Topics. the importance in selecting Review and the Washington SEE TRENDING, PAGE 3 SEE LONGYEAR, PAGE 3 Sigma Chi restructures ASHOKA HOSTS HOLI CELEBRATION final ‘Derby Days’ events, WPA encourages sororities to participate SAM SEEKINGS final fundraiser, a flag football NEWS EDITOR competition previously open only to various sororities, to Following the cancellation allow fraternities to participate. of events deemed inappropri- Although the fraternity set an ate in fraternity Sigma Chi’s initial goal to raise $8,000 for annual philanthropy week, their chosen philanthropy orga- the Women’s Panhellenic nization, the Huntsman Cancer Association (WPA) decided Institute, the group came in to revise their earlier position, over $4,000 short with a total of which discouraged sororities $3,875. from participating. WPA first announced it Friday’s joint statement would be encouraging sorori- issued by the WPA and Sigma ties not to participate in the Chi, outlining the WPA’s choice philanthropy week in a state- to encourage sororities to partic- ment issued Thursday, declaring ipate in “Derby Days,” followed events in the week sexist and Sigma Chi’s decision to cancel exclusionary. a brotherhood auction, discon- “Derby Days does not align ALLISON HAMBURG | STUDENT LIFE tinue the exchange of hats for Students throw powder at each other during Wash U Ashoka’s Holi Festival: Show the WUrld Your Colors. Ashoka points and open up the week’s SEE SIGMA CHI, PAGE 2 hosted the celebration, which took place on the Swamp last Friday. For more photos, see pg. 3. CONTACT BY POST CONTACT BY EMAIL CONTACT BY PHONE ONE BROOKINGS DRIVE #1039 [email protected] NEWSROOM 314.935.5995 #330 DANFORTH UNIVERSITY CENTER [email protected] ADVERTISING 314.935.6713 ST. LOUIS, MO 63130-4899 [email protected] FAX 314.935.5938 2 STUDENT LIFE KATIE MARCUS | SENIOR NEWS EDITOR | [email protected] MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 MONDAY 25 TUESDAY 26 WEDNESDAY 27 MOSTLY SUNNY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THUNDERSTORMS theflipside 84 / 65 85 / 64 75 / 61 EVENT CALENDAR SPB adds programming to week of WILD MONDAY 25 SAM SEEKINGS said. “What’s nice about rapper forced to rejoin his steadily increasing number NEWS EDITOR this week is that it doesn’t old boy band. Bhimani of attendees each semester, Assembly Series – Honorable John Paul have to be the same every noted that the screenings according to a statement Stevens WILD Week, a series year or semester, because provide programming released by SPB. Graham Chapel, 1:30 p.m. After a brief talk, Justice Stevens will be of events organized by although there are obvi- options for students who WILD director and joined on stage by Nancy Staudt, law school Social Programming Board ously traditions like WILD prefer more relaxed events. sophomore Nick Koutrakis dean, and law professors Greg Magarian and leading up to and follow- and Happy Hour, the other “Screenings are kind of noted that this growing tra- David Konig for a discussion on “The Second ing WILD this Friday, days of events are really low-key,” he said. “They’re dition serves as the final Amendment and Gun Control,” presented as part of the Gun Violence: A Public Health kicked off Sunday with a open to what the [SPB a fun way for people to opportunity to excite stu- Crisis Initiative. Sponsored by Assembly screening of the season exec] board thinks is going come hang out and get dents for the concert. Series and the School of Law’s Public Interest six premiere of “Game to get a good response.” something to eat before the “The tradition comes the Law and Policy Speakers Series.